michael e woods is a poet and journalist currently based in Berlin, Germany, where he’s finishing his poetry and prose memoir. The manuscript earned him highest honors in English at Vanderbilt University, which also awarded him the Merrill Moore Prize for Poetry in 2015.

Glenn Bowie is a published poet, lyricist and photographer from the Boston area. He also owns and operates an elevator company that supplies custom-built elevators for clients from New England to Hollywood. Author of two poetry and photograph collections (Under the Weight of Whispers and Into the Thorns and Honey) on Big Table Publishing, he donates all profits from his books to various charities for the homeless and local animal shelters. Glenn is also the official photographer for the Newton Writing and Publishing Center.